diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/ldap/embedded/EmbeddedLdapAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/ldap/embedded/EmbeddedLdapAutoConfiguration.java
index 384d4ba0e95..7a36b6f6798 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/ldap/embedded/EmbeddedLdapAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/ldap/embedded/EmbeddedLdapAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ import com.unboundid.ldap.listener.InMemoryListenerConfig;
 import com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.LDAPException;
 import com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.schema.Schema;
 import com.unboundid.ldif.LDIFReader;
-import jakarta.annotation.PreDestroy;
 
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHints;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHintsRegistrar;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionMessage;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 @ConditionalOnClass(InMemoryDirectoryServer.class)
 @Conditional(EmbeddedLdapAutoConfiguration.EmbeddedLdapCondition.class)
 @ImportRuntimeHints(EmbeddedLdapAutoConfigurationRuntimeHints.class)
-public class EmbeddedLdapAutoConfiguration {
+public class EmbeddedLdapAutoConfiguration implements DisposableBean {
 
 	private static final String PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME = "ldap.ports";
 
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ public class EmbeddedLdapAutoConfiguration {
 		return (Map<String, Object>) propertySource.getSource();
 	}
 
-	@PreDestroy
-	public void close() {
+	@Override
+	public void destroy() throws Exception {
 		if (this.server != null) {
 			this.server.shutDown(true);
 		}